Death Due to Decapitation in Two Motorcyclists: A Description of a Unique Case and a Brief Review of the Literature

Deaths due to decapitation, especially related to traffic accidents, are rarely found in forensic practice. The present case involves a man and a woman who died from decapitation due to an unusual mechanism while they were riding on a motorbike down a mountain road. The autopsy, which was completed as a physics study, allowed the accident to be reconstructed as follows: A plastic cable that had detached from a timber‐transporting machine whipped the road and hit the two motorcyclists. The impact resulted in the complete severing of both riders’ heads. Involving different scientists in this accident investigation was crucial to understanding the dynamics of the accident. In fact, in addition to scene inspection and autopsy, a physics study was carried out on the cable and the clamp involved, which led to an explanation for the abrupt movement of the cable and, thus, to a thorough reconstruction of the accident.     

A Ferris Wheel Accident at a Movable Amusement Park

This study presented a Ferris wheel accident case. A Ferris wheel is composed of many parts, and the outmost ring of it is assembled using a lock pin. This accident occurred because the lock pin caught the door of a gondola and the gondola overturned. Five of the seven passengers in the gondola fell to the ground, along with the gondola's viewing window. The investigation revealed that the gondola became stuck when its door was caught by a lock pin at the Ferris wheel's three o'clock position. The contact between the door and the lock pin was due to a structural problem: There was not enough space allotted between the door and the lock pin. Therefore, if a passenger pushed on the gondola's door, the potential existed for contact between the door and the lock pin.     

交通事故中摩托车司乘人员致伤方式分析

通过对3例摩托车交通事故中司乘人员的损伤特征及车辆痕迹的检验结果比对,分析事故过程中摩托车司乘人员的运动过程及致伤方式,发现因其位置、姿势和应激状态不同,摩托车驾驶位乘员与后座乘员在碰撞、运动过程中损伤形成不同,其人体成伤机制、部位及程度与车辆相关部位的损害痕迹可以相互佐证,对于推断摩托车司乘人员的行为方式(谁是摩托车驾驶员)具有重要价值。进一步总结此类事故鉴定的共同特点,可为事故责任认定提供参考。     

药物不良事件及其法医学鉴定

目的研究药物不良事件的法医学鉴定原则及注意事项,为此类案件的法医学鉴定提供参考并积累基础资料。方法通过对33例药物不良事件法医学鉴定案件的回顾性分析,总结药物不良事件相关案件的法医学鉴定原则及注意事项。结果药物不良事件的法医学鉴定案件有增长趋势,患者以女性多见(20例,60.6%)。33例药物不良事件中,以医疗过错鉴定案件多见(21例,63.6%),21例医疗过错鉴定案件中,只有1例(4.8%)与医院过量使用药物有关,其他均未发现医院存在医疗过错;非法行医案8例(24.2%),均与使用药物不当有关。法医鉴定类型以活体鉴定为主(27例,81.8%),死亡案件6例(18.2%)。结论药物不良事件的法医学鉴定案例在不断增加并具有自身特点和复杂性,应引起鉴定人的重视。     

Motor Vehicle Occupants,Neck Injuries,and Seat Belt Utilization: A 5‐Year Study of Fatalities in New York City

Abstract: Despite the implementation of numerous safety devices in automobiles, vehicular occupant fatalities following collisions remain common. We reviewed all fatalities of vehicular occupants in New York City over a 5‐year period on whom autopsies were performed (437) to determine the incidence of neck injuries and correlate them with seat belt utilization; 26.5% had neck injuries (mild to severe) and only 10.3% of these occupants were confirmed to be wearing seatbelts. Of those that had documentation of seat belt utilization there were twice as many neck injuries in the unbelted group. We highlight two cases of submarining with severe neck injuries that were related to automatic 2‐point shoulder harness restraints without engagement of the lap belt.     

论事故损害法律救济的路径选择

事故损害的法律救济路径的选择要体现法律的实质正义和形式正义,依据责任保险法律制度和社会保险法律制度对受害人救济体现的是法律的实质正义,依据侵权责任法律制度对加害人加以诘难及其对受害人赔偿体现的是法律的形式正义。我国未来事故损害赔偿法的制定应坚持事故损害赔偿的路径应该多样化,归责原则应该多样化;同时在加害人有过错的情况下,事故损害赔偿的范围应当包括受害人的精神损失,以此全面保护受害人的利益,促进社会的和谐发展。     

乙醇、乙醛慢代谢与酒后驾车肇事

在体内乙醇代谢过程中起重要作用的酶有乙醇脱氢酶（ADH）、乙醛脱氢酶（ALDH）和细胞色素P4502E1酶（CYP2E1）,它们均具有基因多态性,不同基因型个体对乙醇的耐受性存在差别,表现为酒后的行为反应能力不同。司机若为慢代谢型,乙醇、乙醛代谢速率低下,即使少量饮酒,酒后开车也可造成交通肇事。通过对ADH、ALDH和CYP2E1基因多态性与乙醇、乙醛代谢能力的关系进行综述。     

交通无过错事故的损害救济问题研究——兼及修订后的《道路交通安全法》第76条的立法疏漏及其弥补

《道路交通安全法》第76条没有对交通无过错事故责任的承担提供具体规则。交通无过错事故中的损害应该在机动车交通事故责任强制保险的责任限额内予以赔偿,不足部分的人身损害可以由道路交通事故社会救助基金支付,仍然未获救济的损害由各方根据公平原则在可救济的范围内按照人身损害优先的顺序合理分担。     

危险驾驶行为的刑事处罚探析

针对我国交通肇事现状,危险驾驶行为按照交通肇事罪加以定罪量刑,不能体现罚当其罪。建议在立法上增设"危险驾驶罪",将危险驾驶行为犯罪化,以明确国家对此类行为的否定性评价,从而对危险驾驶行为进行有效遏止,实现公平正义。     

汽车和挂车后下部防护装置安装使用现状分析

后下部防护装置是减少高速公路小车追尾货车事故的重要技术手段,但现阶段这一装置的应用状况普遍较差,导致社会危害和给社会造成的损失巨大。要从根本上改变目前这一状况,需要从多方面入手加以整治。